ANA Asian Forum
Last week ANA hosted a successful Asian Forum in Auckland with over 80 particpants. Thanks to Jenny Lim who was a great MC.
Keep a look out on the events calendar for regional forums being planned for 2018

The New Zealand Dementia Cooperative (NZDC) launched an interactive online community on Monday 25th July 2016, to help health professionals in the serious fight against dementia, one of the world’s most important health issues

Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation providing a number of services to support members of the community with mobility issues, including the disabled and older people, and those that support them

Falls are not a natural part of ageing - falls are preventable!
Falls are the most common cause of injury in older people. One-third of people over the age of 65 fall each year, and half of people over 80 fall each year

Dementia researcher Karen Smith delivered a presentation to about 70 people in two sessions in Christchurch in September 2014. Karen's research was a jointly funded project with Age Concern and the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB)

Loneliness causes misery and poor quality of life for too many people, but it is the oldest old – the over 85s – who are most badly affected. Nearly half of this age group experience loneliness some or most of the time

Age Concern's "Ageing is living : Recipes for life" booklet works like one of those TV shows where you're given the ingredients and have to make up the recipe yourself. Except in this case it's your recipe for making the most of life as you grow older

The ageing of the New Zealand population means that, in future, very large numbers of very old people will be living in the community, many alone or with a spouse of similar age, many suffering from chronic illness or disability and in need of support

Ministry of Health Media Release: January 30th 2013
The Ministry of Health is issuing physical activity guidelines to help New Zealanders aged 65 years and over live longer, healthier, and more independent lives